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groundwater

31 Dec 2013

Southern Chesapeake Bay Experiencing Land Subsidence (Sinking Land)

by CBO staff | posted in: Science-Research | 0

Communities and coastal habitats in the southern Chesapeake Bay region could face increased flooding because, as seawater levels are rising in the bay, the land surface is also sinking, according to a new USGS report. The report cites intensive groundwater … Continued

climate change, groundwater, hampton roads, norfolk, research, science, sea level rise, usgs
20 Nov 2013

Ancient Seawater Found under Chesapeake Bay

by CBO staff | posted in: Science-Research | 0

A reservior of high-salinity groundwater found more than 1,000 meters (0.6 mi.) deep under the Chesapeake Bay is actually remnant water from the Early Cretaceous North Atlantic Sea and is probably 100-145 million years old, according to U.S. Geological Survey … Continued

groundwater, research, science, usgs



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